Tombstone or monument.



No. 833,212. PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

A. H. HOWARD.

TOMBSTONE 0R MONUMENT. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 30, 1906.

. W ATTORNEYS citizen of the United AARON H. HOWARD, or SALlNE, MICHIGAN. I

TOMBSTONE on MQNUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 30.1906. Serial. No. 314,540.

N0. 833,212. Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

tion 6 isiormed with an inclined lip or shoulder 7, defining a pocket for the rece tion of an inscription-plate 8, the rear wal of the pocket being formed by the inclined face 9 of the body portion 6, so disposed at an angle to the vertical axis of the body ortion 6 and inpositioii to effectually disp ay the inscription thereon. The inscription-pocket preierably extends the entire width of the body portion 6, while one end ofthe inscription-plate 8 is inclined or To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON H. HOWARD, a

States, residing at Saline, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Tombstone or Monument, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to tombstones or monuments, and has for its object to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive, and e cient device of this character for marking or Y identifying graves. beveled, as indicated at 10, so that when the A further object of the invention is to proplate is mounted on the body portion the invide a supporting-base having a pocket or reclined end 10 thereof will be dis osed in alinecess formed therein for the reception of an ment with the rear vertical wall of said body stood that various changes inform, proporberesorted to within the Fig. 2 is a similar view with the plate detached.

' or other suitable material.

inscription-plate or tablet, whereby the in scriptions on headstones and similar identifying devices which have become worn, cracked, or otherwise injured by exposure to the elements may be conveniently mounted or-housed so as to preserve the inscription and give the same a neat attractive appearportion.

By having the body portion 6 formed with tombstones and other identifying devices thathave become cracked, broken, or otherwise injured by continuous exposure to the elements may be conveniently .mounted or anoe. i housed so as to preserve the same. ee A still further object is to provide an insired, however, the inscri tion-plates or tabscription pocket one wall of which is lets may be manufacture separately and the formed with an angularly-disposed shoulder or lip for engagement with the adjacent end of the inscriptionlate, while the base or rear wall of the pocket is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the tombstone, whereby the plate may be supported in an inclined position, so as to eiiectually display the inscription thereon.

, With these and desired inscription cut or otherwise carved in theiace thereof and said tablets placed in position on the tombstones or monuments when desired. It will also be understood that the body portion 6 instead of being madeof cement or other plastic material tion tablet or plate ,may be made of metal, granite, or other suitable material capable of effectually withstanding the action of the elements.

other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being underclined lip or shoulder serves to prevent accidental displacement of the tablet or inscription plate, while the inclined face of the pocket not only serves to support said plate tions, and minor details of construction may scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tombstone or monument constructed'in accordance with my invention.

inscriptionpresents an extended bearing-surface for the reception of cement and other adhesive material used in securing the plate to the tombstone or monument.

From the foregoing description it will be seen .that there is provided an extremely simle and inexpensive device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures of the drawings. The device consists of a supporting-base 5, upon which is mounted in any suitable manner the tombstone or body portion 6, the latter being substantially triangular in shape, as shown, and formed of stone, concrete, cement,

' The body porscription-p ate, and an mscription-plate seatthat the plate will be,

Attention is called to the fact that the in- Having thus described the invention, what" the plate-receiving pocket the inscriptions on may be formed of stone, and that the inscripat the desired angle or inclination, but, also ed Within the pocket and having one end the pocket and having one'end thereof bearthereof bearing against the stop-shoi1lder ing against the shoulder and its opposite end: 5

' and its opposite end disposed in alinenient inclined or beveledand disposed in vertical With the rear vertical Wall of said body por- 1' alineinent with the rear wall of the body portion. 1' tion.

2. A toinbstone comprising a base, a trian- In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as gularlyshapecl body portion mounted on the my own I have hereto affixed my signature 20 base and provided at its forward end with an in the presence of two Witnesses. inclined stop-shoulder definin a pocket for ,Tl the reception of an inscription plate, the rear AARON Wall of said pocket being inclined or beveled l/Vitnesses: and formed by the adjacent face of said body A. J. WARREN, portion, and an inscription-plate seated in OLIVE A. CREssY. 

